there are basically 6 emotions, emphasis on basic; all other feelings spring from them. some think there are more, some less, as many as 11, but that's not the point here.there are about 500 words in the english language identifying feelings. Illustrate.
It is healthy to have an awareness of your emotions, to acknowledge them, and to identify them, especially in recovery. Why is that? In order to manage them better. Feelings often lead to behaviors and for the addict the default behaviour is boozsky.
- love
- joy
- anger
- sadness
- fear, and
- shame
http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/docs/WHEEL%20OF%20EMOTIONS.pdf
Hindu dancers learn positions for each basic emotion 19or so
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